By Aidan Wondracz and Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 05:16 BST, 22 May 2019 | Updated: 05:16 BST, 22 May 2019
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A larger-than-life mural depicting New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern embracing a Muslim woman has been finished.
The touching artwork was finally completed on a silo in Brunswick, northern Melbourne, on Wednesday.
The 75-foot-high mural portrays the moment Ms Ardern, who was wearing a hijab, hugged a woman mourning the victims of the Christchurch terror attack in March.
More than 50 people lost their lives after a gunman opened fire at Al Noor and Masjid mosques.
Ms Ardern was praised globally for her compassion to the victims and her firm determination to change gun laws in the country.
A larger-than-life mural depicting New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern embracing a Muslim woman has been finished
The mural (pictured) sparked controversy with 15,000 people signing a petition for its removal
Local Melbourne artist Loretta Lizzio was chosen to take on the role of painting the mural, after $11,000 was raised through a GoFundMe page to afford the supplies
Local Melbourne artist Loretta Lizzio was
